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Year-on-Year Implementation Targets for the Virudhunagar Decarbonisation Action Plan

The following table presents the annual and cumulative implementation targets for the key mitigation interventions proposed under
the Virudhunagar Decarbonisation Action Plan to support the district’s transition toward net zero emissions.

   Emissions are represented in ktCO2e. 2026 values include targets achieved in previous years as well.
In case of transport, EV share in new sales is year on year only. There is no cumulative target.

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Proposed Intervention for Energy (Scope 1)
Sector Sub-Sector Interventions Metric Parameter 20262027202820292030 20312032203320342035 20362037203820392040 20412042204320442045 20462047204820492050
Energy Agriculture Energy Switching 330 diesel pumpsets to off-grid solar pumps by 2030 Number YoY Target 41.041.341.341.341.3 Target achieved by 2030
Cumulative Target 165206248289330 330330330330330 330330330330330 330330330330330 330330330330330
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 3.03.84.55.36.0 6.06.06.06.06.0 6.06.06.06.06.0 6.06.06.06.06.0 6.06.06.06.06.0
Electrifying ~8,000 tractors and tillers by 2050 Total EV tractor sales YoY Target 185185185185185 376376376376376 376376376376376 276276276276276 276276276276276
Cumulative Target 7409251,1101,2951,480 1,8562,2322,6082,9843,360 3,7364,1124,4884,8645,240 5,5165,7926,0686,3446,620 6,8967,1727,4487,7248,000
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -3.13.84.45.0 6.47.89.210.612.0 13.414.816.217.619.0 20.021.022.023.024.0 25.026.027.028.029.0
Industries Fully electrified kiln via plasma generator for heating in industries in place of fossil-fuel heating by 2050 Percentage YoY Target -5%5%5%5% 4%4%4%4%4% 4%4%4%4%4% 4%4%4%4%4% 4%4%4%4%4%
Cumulative Target -5%10%15%20% 24%28%32%36%40% 44%48%52%56%60% 64%68%72%76%80% 84%88%92%96%100%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -148.1177.8207.4237.0 249.6262.2274.8287.4300.0 312.6325.2337.8350.4363.0 387.0411.0435.0459.0483.0 507.0531.0555.0579.0603.0
Buildings Adoption of ~1.4 lakh electric cookstoves by 2050 Total cumulative stock YoY Target 8,7508,7508,7508,7508,750 2,0002,0002,0002,0002,000 2,0002,0002,0002,0002,000 5,0005,0005,0005,0005,000 5,0005,0005,0005,0005,000
Cumulative Target 35,00043,75052,50061,25070,000 72,00074,00076,00078,00080,000 82,00084,00086,00088,00090,000 95,0001,00,0001,05,0001,10,0001,15,000 1,20,0001,25,0001,30,0001,35,0001,40,000
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 38.548.157.867.477.0 78.479.881.282.684.0 85.486.888.289.691.0 95.6100.2104.8109.4114.0 118.6123.2127.8132.4137.0
Installing a biogas plant of approx. 30,000 m³/day capacity (50% of district potential of 60,000 m³/day) m³/day capacity YoY Target 1,2501,2501,2501,2501,250 1,0001,0001,0001,0001,000 1,0001,0001,0001,0001,000 1,0001,0001,0001,0001,000 1,0001,0001,0001,0001,000
Cumulative Target 5,0006,2507,5008,75010,000 11,00012,00013,00014,00015,000 16,00017,00018,00019,00020,000 21,00022,00023,00024,00025,000 26,00027,00028,00029,00030,000
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 4.15.16.27.28.2 8.69.09.49.810.2 10.611.011.411.812.2 15.418.621.825.028.2 31.434.637.841.044.2
Installation of waste-to-energy plant of 3 MW (~90 tons waste/day) by 2030 MW capacity YoY Target ----3.0 ----- ----- ----- -----
Cumulative Target ----3.0 3.03.03.03.03.0 3.03.03.03.03.0 3.03.03.03.03.0 3.03.03.03.03.0
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential ----13.8 13.813.813.813.813.8 13.813.813.813.813.8 13.813.813.813.813.8 13.813.813.813.813.8
Captive Power Plant Replacing 262 MW of fossil-fuel based CPPs with equivalent RE capacity by 2050 MW capacity YoY Target ----50 ----50 ----- 100---- 62----
Cumulative Target ----50 50505050100 100100100100100 200200200200200 262262262262262
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 0.00.00.00.055.0 55.055.055.055.092.0 92.092.092.092.092.0 137.5137.5137.5137.5137.5 146.0146.0146.0146.0146.0
Transport 100% share of EV in new registrations - 2-Wheeler category Percentage YoY Target 15%19%23%26%30% 44%58%72%86%100% 100%100%100%100%100% 100%100%100%100%100% 100%100%100%100%100%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 5.26.57.89.110.4 12.614.716.919.021.2 23.425.527.729.832.0 33.835.637.439.241.0 42.844.646.448.250.0
100% share of EV in new registrations - 3-Wheeler category Percentage YoY Target 15%19%23%26%30% 37%44%51%58%65% 72%79%86%93%100% 100%100%100%100%100% 100%100%100%100%100%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 0.50.60.80.91.0 1.11.21.31.41.5 1.61.71.71.81.9 2.12.32.62.83.0 3.23.43.63.84.0
100% share of EV in new registrations - 4-Wheeler category Percentage YoY Target 15%19%23%26%30% 35%39%44%48%53% 57%62%66%71%75% 80%85%90%95%100% 100%100%100%100%100%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 7.59.411.313.115.0 19.924.829.734.639.5 44.449.354.259.164.0 67.971.875.779.683.5 87.491.395.299.1103.0
100% share of EV in new registrations - Bus category Percentage YoY Target 15%19%23%26%30% 37%44%51%58%65% 72%79%86%93%100% 100%100%100%100%100% 100%100%100%100%100%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 8.010.012.014.016.0 22.028.034.040.046.0 52.058.064.070.076.0 78.380.682.985.287.5 89.892.194.496.799.0
80% share of EV in new registrations - Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) Percentage YoY Target 4%4%5%6%7% 11%16%20%24%29% 33%37%41%46%50% 53%56%59%62%65% 68%71%74%77%80%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 2.53.13.84.45.0 13.822.631.440.249.0 57.866.675.484.293.0 95.798.4101.1103.8106.5 109.2111.9114.6117.3120.0
Installation of ~475 public charging stations in total by 2050 Number YoY Target 55555 1616161616 1616161616 5555555555 00000
Cumulative Target 2025303540 567288104120 136152168184200 255310365420475 475475475475475
Proposed Intervention for Non-Energy (Scope 1)
Sector Sub-Sector Interventions Metric Parameter 20262027202820292030 20312032203320342035 20362037203820392040 20412042204320442045 20462047204820492050
Green Spaces & Carbon Sequestration Conservation of existing forest areas Maintaining current forest carbon stock density and cover to sustain sequestration Maintenance Cumulative Mitigation Potential 170.8170.8170.8170.8170.8 170.8170.8170.8170.8170.8 170.8170.8170.8170.8170.8 170.8170.8170.8170.8170.8 170.8170.8170.8170.8170.8
Restoration of green cover Promoting social and agroforestry on barren, fallow, cultivable waste and non-agricultural lands with plantation density of 200 trees/ha Number of trees YoY Target N/A23.44 lakh23.44 lakh23.44 lakh9.84 lakh 9.84 lakh9.84 lakh9.84 lakh9.84 lakh9.84 lakh 9.84 lakh9.84 lakh9.84 lakh9.84 lakh11.25 lakh 11.25 lakh11.25 lakh11.25 lakh11.25 lakh11.25 lakh 11.25 lakh11.25 lakh11.25 lakh11.25 lakhN/A
Cumulative Target N/AN/A46.88 lakh70.32 lakh80.16 lakh 90.00 lakh99.84 lakh109.68 lakh119.52 lakh129.36 lakh 139.20 lakh149.04 lakh158.88 lakh168.72 lakh179.97 lakh 191.22 lakh202.47 lakh213.72 lakh224.97 lakh236.22 lakh 247.47 lakh258.72 lakh269.97 lakh281.22 lakhN/A
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 0.00.064.5128.9193.4 220.5247.6274.6301.7328.8 355.9382.9474.5566.0658.0 715.6773.6831.6889.6947.7 1,005.71,063.71,121.71,179.71,238.0
Enhancement of carbon stock density across existing forest cover through enrichment plantation at ~300 trees/ha Number of trees YoY Target N/A4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh 4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh 4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh 4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh 4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh4.6 lakh
Cumulative Target N/AN/A9.2 lakh13.8 lakh18.4 lakh 23.0 lakh27.6 lakh32.2 lakh36.8 lakh41.4 lakh 46.0 lakh50.6 lakh55.2 lakh59.8 lakh64.4 lakh 69.0 lakh73.6 lakh78.2 lakh82.8 lakh87.4 lakh 92.0 lakh96.6 lakh101.2 lakh105.8 lakh110.4 lakh
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 0.048.648.648.648.6 19.519.519.519.519.5 19.519.519.519.519.5 19.519.519.519.519.5 19.519.519.519.519.5
Sustainable Agriculture Practices Livestock Management Improved livestock nutrition through balanced rationing Percentage YoY Target -7.5%7.5%7.5%7.5% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3%
Cumulative Target -7.50%15%22.50%30% 33%36%39%42%45% 48%51%54%57%60% 63%66%69%72%75% 78%81%84%87%90%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -4.95.86.87.8 8.79.610.511.512.4 13.414.415.416.417.4 18.519.620.721.822.9 24.125.326.527.728.8
Methanogen-inhibiting feed supplements Percentage YoY Target -6.25%6.25%6.25%6.25% 2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5% 2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5% 2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5% 2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%2.5%
Cumulative Target -6.25%12.50%18.75%25% 27.50%30%32.50%35%37.50% 40%42.50%45%47.50%50% 52.50%55%57.50%60%62.50% 65%67.50%70%72.50%75%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -8.089.7111.3412.97 14.5516.1317.7219.3020.88 22.5024.1225.7527.3728.99 30.7632.5334.3036.0737.84 39.8941.9343.9746.0248.06
Manure management Percentage YoY Target -7.5%7.5%7.5%7.5% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3% 3%3%3%3%3%
Cumulative Target -7.5%15%22.5%30% 33%36%39%42%45% 48%51%54%57%60% 63%66%69%72%75% 78%81%84%87%90%
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -3.33.94.65.2 5.86.36.97.47.9 8.59.09.610.110.7 11.311.812.412.913.5 14.114.715.215.816.4
Rice Cultivation Increasing adoption of multiple aeration water regime in rice cultivation (beyond the existing 5,686 ha) Area (Hectares) YoY Target -755755755755 1,0041,0041,0041,0041,004 1,0041,0041,0041,0041,004 1,3831,3831,3831,3831,383 1,3831,3831,3831,3831,383
Cumulative Target -6,4427,1977,9528,708 9,71110,71511,71912,72213,726 14,73015,73316,73717,74118,745 20,12721,51022,89324,27525,658 27,04128,42429,80631,18932,572
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential -2.583.133.694.26 5.757.248.7510.2711.80 13.3414.9016.4718.0619.65 21.8023.9526.1328.3130.51 32.7334.9637.2139.4741.75
Agriculture Soils Transition of cultivated area from synthetic fertilizer use to organic farming Area (Hectares) YoY Target -5,3785,3785,3785,378 4,4014,4014,4014,4014,401 4,5004,5004,5004,5004,500 4,6024,6024,6024,6024,602 4,7054,7054,7054,7054,705
Cumulative Target -5,37810,75616,13521,513 25,91430,31434,71539,11543,516 48,01652,51657,01761,51766,017 70,61975,22179,82284,42489,026 93,73098,4351,03,1401,07,8451,12,549
Area under nano-urea, enhanced-efficiency fertilizers and precision nutrient management Area (Hectares) YoY Target -10,66710,66710,66710,667 5,6825,6825,6825,6825,682 1,9221,9221,9221,9221,922 Nano-urea coverage maintained on remaining synthetic-N area
Cumulative Target -10,66721,33432,00042,667 48,34954,03159,71365,39471,076 72,99874,92176,84378,76580,688 76,42072,15367,88563,61859,350 54,98450,61746,25041,88337,516
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential (Organic + Nano-Urea) -3345 67889 1011121314 1516171819 2021222324
Waste Management Domestic Wastewater Management Development of centralized wastewater treatment plants including faecal sludge treatment in urban areas MLD YoY Target 2727272727 N/AN/AN/AN/A10 N/AN/AN/AN/A10 Additional maintenance
Cumulative Target N/A5481108135 135135135135145 145145145145155 155155155155155 155155155155155
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 20.525.730.835.941.0 42.844.546.348.149.8 51.653.355.156.858.6 58.658.658.658.658.6 58.658.658.758.758.7
Enhancing household-level septic systems and decentralized faecal sludge treatment infrastructure in rural areas Households YoY Target 26,95026,95026,95026,95026,950 5,7755,7755,7755,7755,775 5,7755,7755,7755,7755,775 Additional maintenance
Cumulative Target N/A53,90080,8501,07,8001,13,575 1,19,3501,25,1251,30,9001,36,6751,42,450 1,48,2251,54,0001,59,7751,65,5501,71,325 1,71,3251,71,3251,71,3251,71,3251,71,325 1,71,3251,71,3251,71,3251,71,3251,71,325
Number of FSTPs YoY Target N/A5.05.05.05.0 2.02.02.02.02.0 2.02.02.02.01.0 Additional maintenance
Cumulative Target -5101520 2224262830 3234363839 3939393939 3939393939
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 12.715.919.022.225.4 26.026.727.328.028.6 29.329.930.631.231.9 31.931.931.931.931.9 31.931.931.931.931.9
Solid Waste Management Establishment of composting centres in urban areas Number of centres YoY Target N/A3331 11111 Maintenance & additional facilities as per requirement
Cumulative Target N/AN/A6910 1112131415 1515151515 1515151515 1515151515
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 0.00.00.00.00.0 0.20.40.50.60.7 0.80.90.91.01.0 1.11.11.21.21.2 1.21.21.21.31.3
Industrial Wastewater Management Setting up of Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) and Continuous ETPs along with continuous treated effluent monitoring systems MLD YoY Target N/AN/AN/AN/A2 Maintenance & additional facilities as per requirement
Cumulative Target N/AN/AN/AN/A2 22222 22222 22222 22222
kt CO2e Cumulative Mitigation Potential 00003.0 00000 00005.0 00007.0 00009.0
Proposed Intervention for Energy (Scope 2)
Sector Sub-Sector Interventions Metric Parameter 20262027202820292030 20312032203320342035 20362037203820392040 20412042204320442045 20462047204820492050
Energy Power 1. Potential of 23.7 GW ground-mounted solar capacity is estimated.
2. By 2050, at least 3 GW additional RE capacity to be installed (in addition to existing RE capacity of 0.7 GW) to meet decarbonisation goals.
GW YoY Target To be assessed
Buildings Installation of ~7.5 lakh 3/5-star EE ACs in residential spaces to replace old/inefficient ACs Numbers YoY Target 1,50,0001,87,5002,25,0002,62,5003,00,000 3,40,0003,80,0004,20,0004,60,0005,00,000 5,40,0005,80,0006,20,0006,60,0007,00,000 7,45,0007,45,0007,45,0007,45,0007,25,000 7,30,0007,35,0007,40,0007,45,0007,50,000
Installation of 3/5-star EE refrigeration units up to a total of 7 lakh by 2050 Numbers YoY Target 3,25,0004,06,2504,87,5005,68,7506,50,000 6,55,0006,60,0006,65,0006,70,0006,75,000 6,80,0006,85,0006,90,0006,95,0007,00,000 7,00,0007,00,0007,00,0007,00,0007,00,000 7,00,0007,00,0007,00,0007,00,0007,00,000
Replacing existing ~11 lakh incandescent bulbs, CFL bulbs and CFL tubelights with LED in residential space by 2030 Numbers YoY Target 4,25,0005,31,2506,37,5007,43,7508,50,000 8,75,0009,00,0009,25,0009,50,0009,75,000 10,00,00010,25,00010,50,00010,75,00011,00,000 11,00,00011,00,00011,00,00011,00,00011,00,000 11,00,00011,00,00011,00,00011,00,00011,00,000
Replacing ~0.8 lakh street lights with LED lights by 2030 Numbers YoY Target 40,00050,00060,00070,00080,000 80,00080,00080,00080,00080,000 80,00080,00080,00080,00080,000 80,00080,00080,00080,00080,000 80,00080,00080,00080,00080,000
Adoption of ~7 lakh BLDC fans by 2050 Numbers YoY Target 3,15,0003,93,7504,72,5005,51,2506,30,000 6,36,0006,42,0006,48,0006,54,0006,60,000 6,66,0006,72,0006,78,0006,84,0006,90,000 6,91,0006,92,0006,93,0006,94,0006,95,000 6,96,0006,97,0006,98,0006,99,0007,00,000
Number of DG sets replaced with electricity-based alternatives in residential/commercial buildings Numbers YoY Target To be assessed